BIG Ten BIGGEST Questions | Always College Football

About this episode

Greg McElroy discusses the key questions facing each BIG Ten team as they prepare for the upcoming season.

The BIG Ten is going for their 4th consecutive National Championship with a handleful of legit contenders. McElroy goes through the entire conference and gives you the ONE question about each team heading into the summer. Can Josh Hoover really just replace Fernando Mendoza? Can two new coordinators maintain Oregon's offense and defensive dominance? Is Ohio State playing with a chip on their shoulder? Will Byrce Underwood make a sophomore step under a new coaching staff? Can Gary Patterson turn USC into a program that can win big games? Did Pat Fitzgerald walk into the best situation at Michigan State and are there any effects from the Demond Williams/NIL drama at Washington? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Greg McElroy

Topics covered

• BIG Ten
• National Championship
• college football
• team analysis
• coaching changes
• NIL drama

Keywords

• BIG Ten
• National Championship
• Ohio State
• Oregon
• Bryce Underwood
• Gary Patterson
• Pat Fitzgerald
• Michigan State
• Washington
• NIL

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ohio State, Oregon, Michigan State, Washington, BIG Ten

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